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The New England Free Jacks travel down to The Queen City to face Anthem RC in an Eastern Conference clash. The Reigning Champs have righted the ship after a shaky start to the season, and now sit on a 3-game win streak and looking to continue to climb the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, Anthem RC sit rock bottom of the league with a 0-8 record and are still hunting for that elusive first victory as a franchise. These teams have faced each other twice in the past, with the Free Jacks holding a 2-0 lead in the head-to-head series.

Although Anthem kept the Free Jacks close through the first 30 minutes, as the game went on New England began to pull away. A second try from Paula Balekana just before half-time was a dagger for the hosts. They came out fighting again after the break and the Free Jacks had their work cut out for them, but Anthem never really looked like scoring. It took also half an hour for the first score of the second half, with the Free Jacks scoring twice within 4 minutes to lock up the try BP and a convincing 6-26 victory. The reigning champions now sit just 3pts back of the lead in the Eastern Conference, and have won 4 in a row. Anthem RC meanwhile, fall to a 25 game losing streak and despite coming close to that first victory, seem to have been moving further away from that goal in the last few weeks.

 

Details

Date Time League Season
April 18, 2025 7:30 pm Major League Rugby MLR 2025

Results

TeamTriesConversionsPenalty KickTBLBPoints
Anthem002006
Free Jacks4301026

Anthem

# Player Position T C P AC DG MG Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Jake Turnbull 17Prop0000014400
2Connor Robinson 16Hooker0000014900
3Alex Maughan 18Prop000001300
4Puna Vuli 19Lock0000010900
5Sam GollaLock00000151000
6Alejandro Martinez TapiaFlanker0000011900
7Makeen AlikhanFlanker00000141700
8Colin Turner 20Number 80000010700
9Ishma-eel Safodien 21Scrum-half0000011600
10Cliven Loubser 23Fly-half0000022400
11Toby FrickerWing0000051400
12EJ FreemanCenter0000024700
13Erich Storti 22Center0000012800
14Conner MooneyhamWing0000038500
15Mitch WilsonFullback002008152/26
16Ethan Howard 2Number 8000000100
17Dan Hanson 1Prop000000100
18Stephan Bernal-Wendt 3Prop000000300
19Javon Camp-Villalovos 4Lock000000000
20Albert O’Shannessey 8Flanker000000100
21Carlo de Nysschen 9Scrum-half000000000
22Watson Filikitonga 13Center000000200
23Ashawnty Staples-Flowers 10Wing0000026200
 Total 002003541172/26

Free Jacks

# Player Position T C P AC DG MG Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Malakai Hala-Ngatai 17Prop000003400
2Andrew Quattrin 16Hooker0000031100
3Kaleb Geiger 18Prop0000041500
4Piers von Dadelszen 19Lock0000021200
5Sam Caird 20Lock000000900
6Jed Melvin 23Flanker10000712405
7Joe JohnstonFlanker00000501800
8Jerónimo Gómez VaraNumber 80000027000
9Oscar Lennon 21Scrum-half030003483/46
10Harrison BoyleFly-half0000040200
11Paula BalekanaWing200001237010
12Le Roux MalanCenter00000711200
13Ben LeSage 22Center0000033500
14Jack ReevesWing0000094700
15Brock WebsterFullback0000043500
16Connal McInerney 2Hooker000000500
17Tevita Sole 1Prop000003500
18Jone Koroiduadua 3Prop000000200
19Josh Larsen 4Lock000000300
20Conor Keys 5Lock000001700
21Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti 9Scrum-half000000000
22Isaac Olson 13Center1000021305
23Kaipono Kayoshi 6Flanker000001300
 Total 430006241673/426

Venue

American Legion Memorial Stadium
American Legion Memorial Stadium, 310, North Kings Drive, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 28204, United States